Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!教案板书设计

普通高中课程标准实验教科书（选修）

牛津高中英语模块6

Unit 1

Laughing is good for you Reading

Stand-up for your health Analysis of the teaching material The reading text is a magazine article about a popular form of comedy from the West. The article is made up of three sections, respectively focusing on types of stand-up, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your health. Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and reinforce their reading comprehension. The reading strategy teaches students some basic skills of how to guess the meanings of the new words from the context. Students are expected to apply the skills to practical use.

Analysis of students’ learning Status

People all over the world love to laugh. There are many kinds of comedies that can make you laugh. In the welcome to the unit, we have talk some kinds of comedies and some famous comedians in the world. In the reading, the text focuses on one kind of comedy-standup. Students are not familiar with this kind of comedy, so they are interested in this topic. And students also have a chance to get close to a famous comedian. Teaching aims

1. have a good understanding of the text and get some information about “stand-up”;

2. tell different types of stand-up; 3. learn something about Billy Crystal and make comments on him; 4. express their own opinions about the topic “Stand-up for your health”.

Teaching methods 1. Fast reading to get a general idea of the text 2. Careful reading to get the detailed information 3. Asking –and- answering to help Ss understand the text exactly 4. Pair or group work to make every student work in class

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Teaching procedures:

Step 1 Lead in

Brainstorm 1. Everyone likes to laugh. .Ask students what can make people laugh. Show students some pictures. 2.

Besides the forms we mentioned above, what else can make us laugh? —Stand-up. 设计意图：从一系列搞笑的图片入手，引起学生的兴趣，然后再问起“还有哪些形式会引人发笑”也就顺理成章。在这个过程中引入“stand-up”这个概念，很容易引起学生的好奇，为下一步的阅读做好铺垫。

Step 2 Fast-reading

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Ask the Ss to read the first paragragh and try to give a definition to “stand-up”.

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Ask the Ss to read the subtitles and give the main idea of the text.

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Answer the following questions.

1. What is the article about?

Stand-up comedy.

2. How many types of stand-up are there?

Four main types.

3. What is laughter good for? Our health.

设计意图：让学生通过阅读第一段和小标题获取文章主体意思，既可以避免学生长时间阅读的沉闷，又可以引导学生对文章首段和小标题的关注，有利于其阅读策略的养成。

Step 3 Careful-reading

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Read the part of “Types of stand-up 1. Ask the Ss to find out the different types of stand-up and explain them. （If the Ss don’t know the meaning the new words of the four types, guide them to guess

from the context.）

2 . Ask the Ss to finish P4 Part C2.

A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else. ---Impressionist A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.---

Physical A comedian says, ‘My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day when she turned 60. She’s 89 now, and we don’t know where she is!’---Observational A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He says, ‘Hello? Hello? I’m sorry I can’t hear you. Something must be wrong with my phone.’---Prop

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Read the part of “A famous comedian”

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Ask the Ss to read the first few lines and answer the question “Who is mentioned here as a famous comedian?”—Billy Crystal

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2.

Ask the Ss to read this part carefully and try to complete the questions.

(1) How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards? He’s hosted the Academy Awards eight times.

(2) When did he begin practicing stand-up? He began practising as a child. (3) Why has he become so popular? His outstanding ability to improvise. (4) Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?

Two comedians who lived to be 100 years old. 3. When talking about Billy’s idols in step2, give the Ss some information about Bob Hope and George Burns. Ask the Ss to discuss in groups of 4: “What special qualities should a comedian have?”

Good mood Optimistic Positive attitude

Open-minded ……

3.

Read the part of “Laughter is good for your health”

Ask the Ss two questions: (1) What does your brain do?

Our brain sends chemicals that are good for you into your body.

(2) What is the English idiom?

“Laughter is the best medicine”

4. Conclusion

review what is talked about in this text. 设计意图：因为课文本身的三个部分相对独立，让学生分部分阅读有利于学生注意力的集中和教师的有效引导。“Types of stand-up”部分让学生根据原文找到四种不同类型之后，再即时应用，让学生在运用中真正理解文本内容。“A famous comedian”部分让学生回答关于Billy Crystal的问题，有利于学生有条理地寻找所需要的信息，并且教师在这一部分补充一定的其他信息，让学生所了解到的人物更完整和丰满。“Laughter is good for your health”部分比较简单，主要让学生了解“笑有利于健康”并知道为什么就可以了，因此可以简单处理。

Step 4

Discussion

1. When you’re in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feelings?

Watch a comedy Listen to music or watch TV / films See friends Surf the Internet Lock myself in my room and do reading …

2. Xiao Wang’s problem

Xiao Wang used to be a happy boy in junior middle school. But after he came to a key senior middle school last year, he found there were so many excellent students around him and it was nearly impossible for him to stand out. He has tried hard but made little progress. He feels very disappointed. Smiles have disappeared from his face.

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(The teacher can give some answers after the discussion, but don’t limit the students’ answers.) 3. Conclusion Review what is talked about in this class and encourage the Ss to be optimistic and positive in their daily life. •

Take time to laugh -- it is the music of the soul.

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Laughter is the closest distance between two people.

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A man isn't really poor if he can still laugh. 设计意图：这一部分作为课堂的总结有两个作用：一是在学完课文之后让学生在此基础上有更开阔的思维空间，能将所学和生活联系起来；二是教师应把握好最后的机会在情感态度价值观方面给予一定的引导，鼓励学生积极乐观、健康向上地面对生活。

Step 4 Homework

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Read the passage again and again. 2.

Write a short passage to state your opinion on how to keep health. 设计意图：复习文章，进一步巩固全文。同时留给学生一定的书面作业，对文中出现的重点信息有进一步理解和复习。

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